Accelerated Math 8

• Overview
• Study materials
• Test-in requirements and expectations

• This exam is optional for:
  • Grade 7 students.
  • Who have completed Math 7, and
  • Want to take Accelerated Math 8 next year.

Exam details

• The exam is a two-part assessment.
  • Part 1: Constructed response.
  • Part 2: Problem-solving constructed response.
• It is a timed two-hour exam that you will take at your middle school.
• You must score at least 80 percent to pass.
• There are no retakes.
• There is no fee.

Class registration

• If you pass, you will be scheduled for Accelerated Math 8 in the next school year.
• If you do not pass, you will be scheduled for Math 8 in the next school year.

Course credit

• Students who test out of a course move on to the next course.
• You do not earn credit for the course you skip.

• Textbook and ISBN number: Core Connections Course 3 (ISBN 9781603280914/ebook 9781603280877-1) 
• Selected chapters from Core Connections Integrated 1 (ISBN#978-1-60328-323-6)

You can borrow a hardcover book from your school. 

• Ask your teacher for a book or a pass to the media center to check one out.
• You need to return the book after you take the test.

You can buy a hardcover or eBook through the College Preparatory Mathematics (CPM) online store.

• Use a personal email address.
• A school email may already be linked to another CPM book. This can cause access issues.

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Wayzata Public Schools and its employees are not responsible for:

• Tutoring the student on any of the material.
• Giving a textbook to students during the test out process.

To enroll in Accelerated Math 8, students must earn a score of 80 percent or better on the exam. You are agreeing to this when you register for the exam.